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Falls are a common problem among the elderly and can lead to more serious health conditions in the long-run. New sensors that monitor older people have been trialled and were found to predict when an elderly person might fall weeks in advance.
The system, which has been pioneered by the University of Missouri, uses infra-red monitors to detect subtle changes in the way a person is moving about in...

Patients who have suffered a stroke are to be offered a new treatment on the NHS, it has been reported. The process would effectively reverse the symptoms that can leave people paralysed for the rest of their lives.
Mechanical thrombectomy is being recommended in draft NHS England policy, which would see it rolled out in specialist centres across the country. The Sunday Times reports that doctors...

The elderly have better sex lives than those experiencing middle age, it has emerged. A new study shows that couples in their 90s are more satisfied in the bedroom than those making love in their 50s.
According to the report, which was researched by the International Longevity Centre UK, many people remain sexually active into old age. It interviewed more than 7,000 people over the age of 50 and...

New Medication to deal with four different elements of blood pressure has been dubbed a miracle pill by researchers. Combining four drugs into a single dose could be twice effective as anything that has gone before in treating the condition, it has been claimed.
High blood pressure is a common problem in the UK, with more than 17 million people being affected. It can be particularly bad for the...

A new blood test has been developed that could help doctors to diagnose Parkinson’s disease without being as invasive as previous methods. It uses a newly discovered protein, which when found in the blood denotes the presence of the disease.
In the past, patients have had to undergo a spinal fluid test to discern whether the symptoms they are experiencing are in fact the result of Parkinson’s....

New medication has been launched in the UK, which has the ability to cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and dementia and is entirely made out of chocolate. BloodFlow+ uses flavanols extracted from cocoa to improve blood flow and combat cholesterol levels.
To get an effective dose by eating chocolate in its normal form would mean consuming 2,429 calories in one sitting. Instead, the pill has...

New research sheds light on the correlation between tooth loss and an early death, it has been announced. According to a study carried out by the Oral Health Foundation, losing five teeth by the age of 65 could be a sign of dying early.
Physical stress and poor health often manifests in the mouth before anywhere else in the body, hinting at conditions that may become apparent later on. A direct...

A new study is challenging the way the link between dementia and high blood pressure is interpreted. The work carried out by the University of California, Irvine, does not suggest that high blood pressure isn’t a risk factor for dementia for the majority of a person’s lifetime. What is interesting, however is that after 80 years of age, it could protect against Alzheimer’s disease.
The research...

Some people expecting to have hip or knee replacements may find they are denied the surgery on the NHS. A new pain threshold test is being brought in by three health trusts and those who are able to sleep through the night will not be deemed urgent cases for the operations.
In a bid to save £2 million a year and cut the number of procedures performed by a fifth, only people whose daily lives and...

It’s important to have an active lifestyle at all ages, but this should continue for the elderly, as new research has reiterated. It has found that women who don’t move about very often are subject to faster ageing cells than those who exercise every day.
The study from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine looked into the health of 1,500 women between the ages of 64 and 95....